Republic of Korea vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Republic of Korea
19,628 kt
in 2023
South Africa
21,028 kt
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
18th
South Africa rank
16th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • South Africa
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 21,028 kt against 19,628 kt in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1,400 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 201 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,671 kt 4,166 kt 1,495 kt South Africa
1970s 4,119 kt 5,723 kt 1,604 kt South Africa
1980s 6,765 kt 7,815 kt 1,050 kt South Africa
1990s 11,082 kt 11,357 kt 274.4 kt South Africa
2000s 12,779 kt 14,767 kt 1,988 kt South Africa
2010s 12,891 kt 18,822 kt 5,930 kt South Africa
2020s 18,928 kt 20,559 kt 1,631 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Republic of Korea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 21,028 kt against 19,628 kt in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Republic of Korea and South Africa?
1,400 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Republic of Korea ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf